SALT LAKE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
451 South State Street, Room 126
Present from the Planning Commission were Chairperson Richard J. Howa, Ralph Becker, Jim McRea, Diana Kirk, Judi Short, Ann Roberts and Gilbert Iker. Lynn Beckstead, and Kimball Young were excused.
Present from the Planning Staff were Planning Director William T. Wright, Brent Wilde, Doug Dansie, Ray McCandless, Cheri Coffey and Katia Pace.
A roll is being kept with the minutes of all who atten9ed the Planning Commission meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:00p.m. by Mr. Howa. Minutes of the meeting are presented in agenda order, not necessarily as cases were heard at the Planning Commission meeting. Tapes of the meeting will be retained in the Planning Office for a period of one year after which they will be erased.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ms. Kirk moved to approve the minutes of Thursday, June 22, 1995 as presented. Ms. Short seconded the motion. Ms. Roberts, Ms. Short, Ms. Kirk, Mr. Becker and Mr. Iker voted "Aye." Mr. Beckstead, Mr. McRea and Mr. Young were not present. Mr. Howa, as Chair, did not vote. The motion passed.
CONDITIONAL USES
Public Hearing - Petition No. 41 0-1 77 by Marjorie Larsen requesting a conditional use for a surface parking lot located at 21 5 South Dubei Court (330 East) in a Residential "RMU" zoning district.
Mr. Dansie presented the staff report outlining the findings of fact and the staff recommendation, a copy of which is filed with the minutes.
Mr. Howa opened the hearing to the public and asked if anyone wished to address the Planning Commission. Upon receiving no response, he closed the hearing and opened it for Planning Commission discussion.
Ms. Kirk moved to approve Petition No. 41 0-177 based on the findings of fact and subject to the condition listed in the staff report. Mr. McRea seconded the motion. Ms. Roberts, Ms. Short, Mr. McRea, Ms. Kirk, Mr. Becker and Mr. Iker voted “Aye." Mr. Beckstead and Mr. Young were not present. Mr. Howa, as Chair, did not vote. The motion passed.
PETITIONS
Public Hearing - Petition No. 400-95-43 by Salt Lake City Department of Community and Economic Development requesting Salt Lake City to consider a declaration of surplus property the Argyle Court parking lot. located at 648 West 300 North. in a Residential “RMF-35" zoning district in preparation to transfer the land ownership to Neighborhood Housing Services CNHS) for development of single family detached housing.
Ms. Cheri Coffey presented the staff report outlining the major issues of the case, the findings of fact and the staff recommendation, a copy of which is filed with the minutes.
Mr. Howa opened the hearing to the public and asked if anyone wished to address the Planning Commission. Upon receiving no response, he closed the hearing and opened it for Planning Commission discussion.
Ms. Kirk moved to declare the property located at 648 West 300 North (tax parcel #08-36-30 1-008) surplus and to recommend to the Mayor that the competitive bid process for surplus property be waived and the property transferred to Salt Lake Neighborhood Housing Services, based on the findings of fact contained in the staff report. Mr. McRea seconded the motion. Ms. Roberts, Ms. Short, Mr. McRea, Ms. Kirk, Mr. Becker and Mr. Iker voted “Aye." Mr. Beckstead and Mr. Young were not present. Mr. Howa, as Chair, did not vote. The motion passed.
Public Hearing - Petition No. 400-95-7 by Consolidated Realty Group requesting a parcel of City Airport Authority land located at the Salt Lake International Center at approximately North Temple and 3900 West be declared surplus and sold for industrial park development in an Open Space “QS" zoning district.
Mr. Ray McCandless presented the staff report outlining the major issues of the case, the findings of fact and the staff recommendation, a copy of which is filed with the minutes.
Mr. Rod Pipella, the petitioner, was present for this portion of the Planning Commission meeting and briefly explained the project. Mr. Pipella requested the
Planning Commission approve this request.
Mr. Becker asked why this parcel was not being considered for inclusion in the park.
Mr. McCandless explained that a park had not actually been established and the master plan called for a park in the general area.
Mr. Becker asked if the City had determined it did not want a park in this area or if an alternative site had been selected.
Mr. Wright stated that the Airport was in the process of updating its master plan at this time and added that access to this area was quite limited and
would not work well for a park. Mr. Wright said the staff felt this parcel worked better if consolidated with some of the property to the north.
Mr. Becker asked if using this property for some future land trade had been considered.
Mr. Wright responded in the negative and added that this would be handled as a sale at fair market value since the City believed this consolidation would enhance the entry feature to the International Center.
Mr. Howa opened the hearing to the public and asked if anyone wished to address the Planning Commission. Upon receiving no response, he closed the hearing and opened it for Planning Commission discussion.
Ms. Kirk moved to approve Petition No. 400-95-7 based on the findings of fact and subject to the conditions listed in the staff report. Ms. Short seconded the motion. Ms. Roberts, Ms. Short, Mr. McRea, Ms. Kirk, Mr. Becker and Mr. Iker voted “ Aye." Mr. Beckstead and Mr. Young were not present. Mr. Howa, as Chair, did not vote. The motion passed.
Public Hearing - Petition No. 400-95-30 by Salt Lake City Housing and Economic Development requesting the closure of the remainder of Glen Street. located south of 500 South Street at approximately 1020 West. in preparation of declaration of surplus property and development as part of the Riverpark Subdivision Plat “C''.
Ms. Katia Pace presented the staff report outlining the major issues of the case and the staff recommendation, a copy of which is filed with the minutes.
Mr. Howa opened the hearing to the public and asked if anyone wished to address the Planning Commission.
Mr. Robert Severin, an abutting property owner, asked for clarification on which portion of the street would be closed.
Ms. Pace used a briefing board to demonstrate the portion of the street being proposed for closure. Upon receiving no further requests to address the Planning Commission,
Mr. Howa closed the hearing to the public and opened it for Planning Commission discussion.
Ms. Kirk moved to approve Petition No. 400-95-30 subject to the conditions listed in the staff report. Ms. Short seconded the motion. Ms. Roberts, Ms. Short, Mr. McRea, Ms. Kirk, Mr. Becker and Mr. Iker voted “Aye." Mr. Beckstead and Mr. Young were not present. Mr. Howa, as Chair, did not vote. The motion passed.
Public Hearing - Consider a recommendation for rezoning and reclamation plan approval of the Staker/Hughes property from Open Space “OS" to Extractive Industries “EI" zoning districts pursuant to a City Council Motion of Intent and the Transitional Regulations passed as part of the Zoning Rewrite Project on April 4. 1995. Subject property is located east of the current Beck Street gravel operations. within the west half of Section 13. T.I.S. RIW SL B&M. This item was postponed to a later date at the request of the petitioner.
OTHER BUSINESS
Mr. Wright informed the Planning Commission about the Utah Chapter American Planning Association's Annual Conference to be held the in Park City on August 2-4, 1995. He stated that a Planning Commissioner's workshop would be held on the 4th which would deal with the duties of Planning Commission members.
Mr. Howa informed the Planning Commission that Mr. Becker would be one of the speakers at the conference.
Mr. Wright requested those interested in attending, let him know as soon as possible so that reservations could be made.
August Planning Commission Schedule
It was agreed that the August meeting schedule would be changed from the 3rd and 17th to the 1Oth and 24th in order to work around attendance problems and to ensure a quorum was present at each meeting. Mr. Howa also requested each member work diligently to attend each meeting and reminded everyone that if no quorum was present, the meeting would have to be canceled under the new zoning regulations.
Luncheon with former Planning Commission Members
It was agreed that a luncheon to honor Ms. Cindy Cromer and Mr. Ralph Neilson, whose second terms had expired on July 1, 1995, should be scheduled for August 9th or 11th at the New Yorker. The secretary would contact everyone with the final details after confirming the dates with Ms. Cromer and Mr. Neilson.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m.